Gallery: Looking to start spring early? Top 10 beach houses

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1. Montauk, N.Y.: 4 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 7,400 sq. ft. priced at $19,500,000 US. If you ever wanted to live inside a work of modern art, now you can at the beach. This stunning modern contemporary compound, designed by renowned architect James Biber and featured in Architectural Digest, is perched on 4.1 acres on a 75-foot bluff overlooking Montauk beach and the Atlantic. Glass walls facing the ocean provide spectacular views from every room of the 5,000 sf main house and outdoor living areas. There is also a 2,400 sf guest house on its own 2.1 acres with views in three directions.

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1. Montauk, N.Y.: 4 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 7,400 sq. ft. priced at $19,500,000 US. If you ever wanted to live inside a work of modern art, now you can at the beach. This stunning modern contemporary compound, designed by renowned architect James Biber and featured in Architectural Digest, is perched on 4.1 acres on a 75-foot bluff overlooking Montauk beach and the Atlantic. Glass walls facing the ocean provide spectacular views from every room of the 5,000 sf main house and outdoor living areas. There is also a 2,400 sf guest house on its own 2.1 acres with views in three directions.TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
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1. Montauk, N.Y.: 4 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 7,400 sq. ft. priced at $19,500,000 US. If you ever wanted to live inside a work of modern art, now you can at the beach. This stunning modern contemporary compound, designed by renowned architect James Biber and featured in Architectural Digest, is perched on 4.1 acres on a 75-foot bluff overlooking Montauk beach and the Atlantic. Glass walls facing the ocean provide spectacular views from every room of the 5,000 sf main house and outdoor living areas. There is also a 2,400 sf guest house on its own 2.1 acres with views in three directions.TopTenRealEstateDeals.com

1. Montauk, N.Y.: 4 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 7,400 sq. ft. priced at $19,500,000 US. If you ever wanted to live inside a work of modern art, now you can at the beach. This stunning modern contemporary compound, designed by renowned architect James Biber and featured in Architectural Digest, is perched on 4.1 acres on a 75-foot bluff overlooking Montauk beach and the Atlantic. Glass walls facing the ocean provide spectacular views from every room of the 5,000 sf main house and outdoor living areas. There is also a 2,400 sf guest house on its own 2.1 acres with views in three directions.TopTenRealEstateDeals.com

2. Dana Point: 5 Beds, 5 baths, 9,500 sq. ft. priced at $22,500,000 US. Dana Point is in an enviable location halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego. This prime location also places it close to Palm Springs, Baja, East-West I-10, and barely a stone’s throw from the marina. Views of the Catalina islands can also be enjoyed from the deck or beach. Dana point is a new private gated beach community where luxurious one-of-a-kind high end homes are being built along the beautiful white sand Strand beachTopTenRealEstateDeals.com

2. Dana Point: 5 Beds, 5 baths, 9,500 sq. ft. priced at $22,500,000 US. Dana Point is in an enviable location halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego. This prime location also places it close to Palm Springs, Baja, East-West I-10, and barely a stone’s throw from the marina. Views of the Catalina islands can also be enjoyed from the deck or beach. Dana point is a new private gated beach community where luxurious one-of-a-kind high end homes are being built along the beautiful white sand Strand beachTopTenRealEstateDeals.com

2. Dana Point: 5 Beds, 5 baths, 9,500 sq. ft. priced at $22,500,000 US. Dana Point is in an enviable location halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego. This prime location also places it close to Palm Springs, Baja, East-West I-10, and barely a stone’s throw from the marina. Views of the Catalina islands can also be enjoyed from the deck or beach. Dana point is a new private gated beach community where luxurious one-of-a-kind high end homes are being built along the beautiful white sand Strand beachTopTenRealEstateDeals.com

2. Dana Point: 5 Beds, 5 baths, 9,500 sq. ft. priced at $22,500,000 US. Dana Point is in an enviable location halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego. This prime location also places it close to Palm Springs, Baja, East-West I-10, and barely a stone’s throw from the marina. Views of the Catalina islands can also be enjoyed from the deck or beach. Dana point is a new private gated beach community where luxurious one-of-a-kind high end homes are being built along the beautiful white sand Strand beachTopTenRealEstateDeals.com

No. 3: Hermosa Beach, Calif.: 3 bed, 3 baths for $6.5 million: This beach house is the place we’d all love to live - and work too! Right in the middle of the fun in Hermosa Beach just east of Los Angeles. If you work from home, you’ll love that your office overlooks the beach with its own balcony. Since it’s also a surfer’s paradise, for your lunch break, grab your board and hang a few. You’ll be totally renewed for the afternoon desk chores. But this is also the place to live full time or to reserve for great vacations. The contemporary house with its angular lines is awe inspiring as soon as you drive up to the frosted glass garage door.TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
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Hermosa Beach, Calif.: 3 bed, 3 baths for $6.5 million: This beach house is the place we’d all love to live - and work too! Right in the middle of the fun in Hermosa Beach just east of Los Angeles. If you work from home, you’ll love that your office overlooks the beach with its own balcony. Since it’s also a surfer’s paradise, for your lunch break, grab your board and hang a few. You’ll be totally renewed for the afternoon desk chores. But this is also the place to live full time or to reserve for great vacations. The contemporary house with its angular lines is awe inspiring as soon as you drive up to the frosted glass garage door.TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
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Hermosa Beach, Calif.: 3 bed, 3 baths for $6.5 million: This beach house is the place we’d all love to live - and work too! Right in the middle of the fun in Hermosa Beach just east of Los Angeles. If you work from home, you’ll love that your office overlooks the beach with its own balcony. Since it’s also a surfer’s paradise, for your lunch break, grab your board and hang a few. You’ll be totally renewed for the afternoon desk chores. But this is also the place to live full time or to reserve for great vacations. The contemporary house with its angular lines is awe inspiring as soon as you drive up to the frosted glass garage door.TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
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Hermosa Beach, Calif.: 3 bed, 3 baths for $6.5 million: This beach house is the place we’d all love to live - and work too! Right in the middle of the fun in Hermosa Beach just east of Los Angeles. If you work from home, you’ll love that your office overlooks the beach with its own balcony. Since it’s also a surfer’s paradise, for your lunch break, grab your board and hang a few. You’ll be totally renewed for the afternoon desk chores. But this is also the place to live full time or to reserve for great vacations. The contemporary house with its angular lines is awe inspiring as soon as you drive up to the frosted glass garage door.TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
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No. 4: 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms priced at $16.95 million: Aficionados of superlative modernist architecture will be thrilled with the opportunity of owning Pierre Koenig’s last built project. Koenig’s LaFetra house, which he referred to as “a perfect jewel”, perches just above a lovely Malibu beach, surrounded by lush greenery. His signature walls of glass take full advantage of Pacific Ocean and mountain views from almost every angle.toptenrealestatedeals.com
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No. 4: 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms priced at $16.95 million: Aficionados of superlative modernist architecture will be thrilled with the opportunity of owning Pierre Koenig’s last built project. Koenig’s LaFetra house, which he referred to as “a perfect jewel”, perches just above a lovely Malibu beach, surrounded by lush greenery. His signature walls of glass take full advantage of Pacific Ocean and mountain views from almost every angle.toptenrealestatedeals.com
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No. 4: 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms priced at $16.95 million: Aficionados of superlative modernist architecture will be thrilled with the opportunity of owning Pierre Koenig’s last built project. Koenig’s LaFetra house, which he referred to as “a perfect jewel”, perches just above a lovely Malibu beach, surrounded by lush greenery. His signature walls of glass take full advantage of Pacific Ocean and mountain views from almost every angle.toptenrealestatedeals.com
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No. 4: 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms priced at $16.95 million: Aficionados of superlative modernist architecture will be thrilled with the opportunity of owning Pierre Koenig’s last built project. Koenig’s LaFetra house, which he referred to as “a perfect jewel”, perches just above a lovely Malibu beach, surrounded by lush greenery. His signature walls of glass take full advantage of Pacific Ocean and mountain views from almost every angle.toptenrealestatedeals.com
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No. 5: Osprey, Florida: 11 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms in 11,130 sq. ft for $16.95 million: Casey Key is one of the most coveted spots for a beach home on the Gulf Coast of Florida. As a barrier island, it’s one of those rare places where owning a Gulf-to-Bay home is possible, affording beachfront and bayside boatdockage with 2 private docks. This compound of three homes comprises 4 large parcels, 2 beachfront and 2 bayfront, giving a new owner the best of all worlds. One lot is yet unused, making this property a good investment as well as a private playground.toptenrealestatedeals.com
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No. 5: Osprey, Florida: 11 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms in 11,130 sq. ft for $16.95 million: Casey Key is one of the most coveted spots for a beach home on the Gulf Coast of Florida. As a barrier island, it’s one of those rare places where owning a Gulf-to-Bay home is possible, affording beachfront and bayside boatdockage with 2 private docks. This compound of three homes comprises 4 large parcels, 2 beachfront and 2 bayfront, giving a new owner the best of all worlds. One lot is yet unused, making this property a good investment as well as a private playground.toptenrealestatedeals.com
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No. 5: Osprey, Florida: 11 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms in 11,130 sq. ft for $16.95 million: Casey Key is one of the most coveted spots for a beach home on the Gulf Coast of Florida. As a barrier island, it’s one of those rare places where owning a Gulf-to-Bay home is possible, affording beachfront and bayside boatdockage with 2 private docks. This compound of three homes comprises 4 large parcels, 2 beachfront and 2 bayfront, giving a new owner the best of all worlds. One lot is yet unused, making this property a good investment as well as a private playground.toptenrealestatedeals.com
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No. 5: Osprey, Florida: 11 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms in 11,130 sq. ft for $16.95 million: Casey Key is one of the most coveted spots for a beach home on the Gulf Coast of Florida. As a barrier island, it’s one of those rare places where owning a Gulf-to-Bay home is possible, affording beachfront and bayside boatdockage with 2 private docks. This compound of three homes comprises 4 large parcels, 2 beachfront and 2 bayfront, giving a new owner the best of all worlds. One lot is yet unused, making this property a good investment as well as a private playground.toptenrealestatedeals.com
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No. 6: 8 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms in 5,000 sq.ft for $1`3.478 million: It’s the next best thing to being at the bow of a ship heading out to sea. This amazing 3-storey home with its glass-walled, bow-like front elevation has the ability to fully retract the curved windows and door, giving the home full exposure to the sea breezes and the Pacific.toptenrealestatedeals.com
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No. 6: 8 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms in 5,000 sq.ft for $1`3.478 million: It’s the next best thing to being at the bow of a ship heading out to sea. This amazing 3-storey home with its glass-walled, bow-like front elevation has the ability to fully retract the curved windows and door, giving the home full exposure to the sea breezes and the Pacific.toptenrealestatedeals.com
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No. 6: 8 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms in 5,000 sq.ft for $1`3.478 million: It’s the next best thing to being at the bow of a ship heading out to sea. This amazing 3-storey home with its glass-walled, bow-like front elevation has the ability to fully retract the curved windows and door, giving the home full exposure to the sea breezes and the Pacific.toptenrealestatedeals.com
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No. 6: 8 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms in 5,000 sq.ft for $1`3.478 million: It’s the next best thing to being at the bow of a ship heading out to sea. This amazing 3-storey home with its glass-walled, bow-like front elevation has the ability to fully retract the curved windows and door, giving the home full exposure to the sea breezes and the Pacific.toptenrealestatedeals.com
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No. 7: Maui: 6 bedroom, 6.5 bathroom in 6,631 sq. ft for $20.88 million. The wow factor first comes in the 2-story living area with the 2-story walls of glass that slide back into their own pockets, instantly opening the whole house to fresh, gentle sea breezes and dramatic views. Other unusual features include the use of Ipe wood in the flooring, an exceptional soaking tub arrangement in the master and Sapele glass doors and windows.toptenrealestatedeals.com
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No. 7: Maui: 6 bedroom, 6.5 bathroom in 6,631 sq. ft for $20.88 million. The wow factor first comes in the 2-story living area with the 2-story walls of glass that slide back into their own pockets, instantly opening the whole house to fresh, gentle sea breezes and dramatic views. Other unusual features include the use of Ipe wood in the flooring, an exceptional soaking tub arrangement in the master and Sapele glass doors and windows.toptenrealestatedeals.com
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No. 7: Maui: 6 bedroom, 6.5 bathroom in 6,631 sq. ft for $20.88 million. The wow factor first comes in the 2-story living area with the 2-story walls of glass that slide back into their own pockets, instantly opening the whole house to fresh, gentle sea breezes and dramatic views. Other unusual features include the use of Ipe wood in the flooring, an exceptional soaking tub arrangement in the master and Sapele glass doors and windows.toptenrealestatedeals.com
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No. 7: Maui: 6 bedroom, 6.5 bathroom in 6,631 sq. ft for $20.88 million. The wow factor first comes in the 2-story living area with the 2-story walls of glass that slide back into their own pockets, instantly opening the whole house to fresh, gentle sea breezes and dramatic views. Other unusual features include the use of Ipe wood in the flooring, an exceptional soaking tub arrangement in the master and Sapele glass doors and windows.toptenrealestatedeals.com
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No. 8: Laguna Beach, Calif.:4 bedrooms, five bathrooms in 4,300 sq. ft for $17.9 million: A dream house in every sense of the word, this beachfront beauty designed by famed architect Mark Singer is world class in every detail. Overlooking, and with direct access to Laguna’s best beaches and surf breaks, beach and surf lovers will think they’re in paradise.toptenrealestatedeals.com
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Laguna Beach, Calif.:4 bedrooms, five bathrooms in 4,300 sq. ft for $17.9 million: A dream house in every sense of the word, this beachfront beauty designed by famed architect Mark Singer is world class in every detail. Overlooking, and with direct access to Laguna’s best beaches and surf breaks, beach and surf lovers will think they’re in paradise.toptenrealestatedeals.com
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Laguna Beach, Calif.:4 bedrooms, five bathrooms in 4,300 sq. ft for $17.9 million: A dream house in every sense of the word, this beachfront beauty designed by famed architect Mark Singer is world class in every detail. Overlooking, and with direct access to Laguna’s best beaches and surf breaks, beach and surf lovers will think they’re in paradise.toptenrealestatedeals.com
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Laguna Beach, Calif.:4 bedrooms, five bathrooms in 4,300 sq. ft for $17.9 million: A dream house in every sense of the word, this beachfront beauty designed by famed architect Mark Singer is world class in every detail. Overlooking, and with direct access to Laguna’s best beaches and surf breaks, beach and surf lovers will think they’re in paradise.toptenrealestatedeals.com
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No. 9: Quogue, New York
In Quogue, New York, 14,000 sq. ft priced at $14.975 million: This exquisite property is another of those rare opportunities to have a pristine beachfront with “boathouse”, translated as extra home, with a dock on the bayside in your backyard. On 150 feet of white sand beach is the striking contemporary main residence designed by Jay Sears. The interior of this 12,000sf home includes 5 bedrooms, 6 baths, 2 half-baths, 4 fireplaces, elevator, library, two dens, billiards room/bar, and ocean-facing master suite.TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
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In Quogue, New York, 14,000 sq. ft priced at $14.975 million: This exquisite property is another of those rare opportunities to have a pristine beachfront with “boathouse”, translated as extra home, with a dock on the bayside in your backyard. On 150 feet of white sand beach is the striking contemporary main residence designed by Jay Sears. The interior of this 12,000sf home includes 5 bedrooms, 6 baths, 2 half-baths, 4 fireplaces, elevator, library, two dens, billiards room/bar, and ocean-facing master suite.TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
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In Quogue, New York, 14,000 sq. ft priced at $14.975 million: This exquisite property is another of those rare opportunities to have a pristine beachfront with “boathouse”, translated as extra home, with a dock on the bayside in your backyard. On 150 feet of white sand beach is the striking contemporary main residence designed by Jay Sears. The interior of this 12,000sf home includes 5 bedrooms, 6 baths, 2 half-baths, 4 fireplaces, elevator, library, two dens, billiards room/bar, and ocean-facing master suite.TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
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In Quogue, New York, 14,000 sq. ft priced at $14.975 million: This exquisite property is another of those rare opportunities to have a pristine beachfront with “boathouse”, translated as extra home, with a dock on the bayside in your backyard. On 150 feet of white sand beach is the striking contemporary main residence designed by Jay Sears. The interior of this 12,000sf home includes 5 bedrooms, 6 baths, 2 half-baths, 4 fireplaces, elevator, library, two dens, billiards room/bar, and ocean-facing master suite.TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
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No. 10: 5-bed, 5-bath 5,229 sq ft at $5.5 million in Oxnard, Calif.: A very cool home right on the sand with unobstructed views on two sides is an unusual find. With walls of glass running the length and breadth of this eye catching beach house, the views down the beach and across the waves to the Channel Islands are spectacular.TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
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No. 10: 5-bed, 5-bath 5,229 sq ft at $5.5 million in Oxnard, Calif.: A very cool home right on the sand with unobstructed views on two sides is an unusual find. With walls of glass running the length and breadth of this eye catching beach house, the views down the beach and across the waves to the Channel Islands are spectacular.TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
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No. 10: 5-bed, 5-bath 5,229 sq ft at $5.5 million in Oxnard, Calif.: A very cool home right on the sand with unobstructed views on two sides is an unusual find. With walls of glass running the length and breadth of this eye catching beach house, the views down the beach and across the waves to the Channel Islands are spectacular.TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
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No. 10: 5-bed, 5-bath 5,229 sq ft at $5.5 million in Oxnard, Calif.: A very cool home right on the sand with unobstructed views on two sides is an unusual find. With walls of glass running the length and breadth of this eye catching beach house, the views down the beach and across the waves to the Channel Islands are spectacular.TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
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